As the Gods Will

As the Gods Will

Oh my God, please return my tedious everyday.

R 2014 · 117 min · ★ 7.1 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking Daruma doll to a sharp-clawed lucky cat.

Directed by Takashi Miike · Written by Hiroyuki Yatsu

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